Mesopotamia Vocabulary

2. An area in Southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
5. In ancient times, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
7. A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
9. a person who stays in one place
11. An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
12. Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
13. A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
16. Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
17. fine particles of rock
18. a tax of time

1. The process of taming a wild animal to use on a farm or in a house
3. one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
4. A means of supplying land with water
6. A military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
8. a person who writes
9. An upright slab of stone inscribed with letters and pictures to depict important events
10. A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
14. a symbol that stands for an object
15. a craftsperson